Currently, a logistics company faces a potential $5 million class action lawsuit due to FCRA non-compliance. What are the chances of a similar scenario harming your business? Are you putting yourself at risk? To maintain their reputation and continue to provide services, companies should do everything in their power to avoid lawsuits like this. Attempting […]

Are you inspecting what you are expecting from applicants and service providers? We came across an article recently about a counseling service for victims of sexual abuse that hired a sexual offender. In the past, we’ve discussed how important it is for individuals to inquire about a business’ screening practices for employees and the contractors they […]

Some in the media who have reported on this court case and have, in our opinion, avoided the important fact that the plaintiff was found to have made a falsification of company documents. This article reports that a unanimous three-judge panel of the court ruled May 3 that while the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) […]

In a recent verdict,  Charter Communications was found negligent in a technician’s murder of a Texas customer in part due to lax screening procedures. The killing of the 83-year-old woman, who was murdered in her home one day after a cable service call, is a heartbreaking event that could have been prevented. A Dallas County […]

Why should you enforce background checks when hiring new employees? We recently came across a Forbes article  that takes a deep dive into the many reasons why doing so is highly advisable. Many leaders are under the impression that background checks are a simple procedure to confirm that potential new hires pose no physical threats […]